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fingertip

Pronunciation: /ˈfɪŋgətɪp/
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Definition of fingertip

noun

  • the tip of a finger.
  • [as modifier] using or operated by the fingers:police made a fingertip search of the area

Phrases

at one's fingertips

(especially of information) readily available; accessible:until we have more facts at our fingertips, there is no use in speculating

by one's fingertips

only with difficulty:the prime minister clung on to power by his fingertips

to one's fingertips

British completely:he is a professional to his fingertips

fingertip in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of fingertip in the US English dictionary
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